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Eugene Church · 02-02-2008, 09:38 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, May 6, 2001

Ruthlandian Baseball Union
South Division

Team Won-Lost GB
Sugar Valley Rattlers 9-6 --
Marston Nine 9-7 .5
Belair Beach 8-8 1.5
Waleska Westerners 8-9 2
Forest City Lumberjacks 7-8 2
Claxton Diamonds 6-9 3

The Sugar Valley Rattlers (9-6) are the highest-scoring team in the hit-happy RBU South and also in the IPA with a .296 team batting average. Manager Gibson Bobkins has quite a potent lineup. He has seven hitters batting over .300. Rated second in batting are the last place Claxton Diamonds at .295 and the second place Marston Nine is third with a .293 mark. His pitching staff is rated fourth in the division with 4.65 ERA. Forest City is the best with a 3.54 ERA, followed by Belair Beach with a 4.05 ERA and Marston is third with a 4.51 ERA.

Top pitchers:
Bobkins, one of the greatest righthanders of all-time in the industrial leagues, has two capable starters in Harvey Hines (1-1 2.14) and Ron Benson (3-1 2.33) with Gregg Neal (1-1 1.54) in the bullpen. All are righthanders.

Top hitters:
C Slingshot McFall (.435/1 HR/5 RBI)
2B Rudi Oliver (.375/2 HR/10 RBI)
2B Timmy Bell (.357/1 HR/9 RBI)
3B Jorge Vargas (.339/3 HR/11 RBI)
CF Freddie Vaux (.323/3 HR/11 RBI)
1B Ken Arnold (.308/2 HR/9 RBI)
RF Karl Dietz (.303/2 HR/7 RBI)
SS Flipper Bird (.291/1 HR/5 RBI)

Defense:
The Rattlers are number two in defense with a .980 fielding average. Marston is first at .983 with Belair Beach and Forest City tied for third place with a .977 fielding average. Shortstop Flipper Bird is one of the best in the IPA on the defensive side of the ball. Sugar Valley has one of the top receiving corps, too. Slingshot McFall and Hal Stevenson are both outstanding. All of them could contend for the Golden Glove Awards.

The Marston Nine (9-7) are right on Sugar Valley's heels in second place. Both the Nine and the Rattlers fit the same mold -- great hitting and spotty pitching. Johnny Walters, a legendary pitcher and skipper in amateur baseball is Marston's head man. His club is batting .293 (3rd), but is having a tough time on the mound with a 4.51 ERA (3rd). The Nine is leading the RBU South in defense with a .983 fielding average.

Top hitters:
2B Ken Green (.460/2 HR/10 RBI)
RF Chris Deangelo (/3452 HR/4 RBI)
SS Lennie Torricelli (.323/1 HR/5 RBI)
C Eddie Allen (.308/2 HR/3 RBI)
C Mo Chappell (.300/0 HR/9 RBI)
CF Tommy Reinhold (.290/2 HR/14 RBI)
1B Johnny Berthold (.259/2 HR/9 RBI)

Top pitchers:
Walters has two fine relievers in Milt Wilson (0-0 1.23) and Phil Azard (0-0 1.29). Both throw from the leftside. Righthanders Bob Lowe (1-2 3.81) and Nick Pace (2-2 3.51) are his best starters. One major problem is the home run ball. Marston is rated last in this category with 25 given up so far.

Defense:
Marston is strong up the middle with good catching, middle infielders and center field. Allen, Chappell, Torricelli, Gibson and Reinhold have all performed very well. They are a big part of the .983 fielding average.

The third place Belair Beach Sunbirds (8-8) are in the middle of the standings and middle of the pack in most categories. They are hitting only .256, but are second in homers with 20. Forest City is on top with 25. Manager Marty Pedrosa's mound corps is rated number two after Forest City. The Lumberjacks have a 3.54 ERA,while the Sunbirds come in with a 4.01 ERA. Over the long haul Pedrosa thinks pitching will be the crucial element in how his team does.

Top pitchers:
Belair Beach may have one of the best hurlers in the IPA in lefty Carl Thompson (2-2 1.97). He has 31 strikeouts in 32 innings and has struck out 10 or more twice this season. Another southpaw Troy Wilson (2-1 3.86) has pitched well, too. Pedrosa's outstanding finisher is Lou Zanelli (1-0 0.82), a righthander, who has a pair of saves.

Top hitters:
CF Matty McDermott (.369/4 HR/12 RBI)
C Denny Everhart (.362/4 HR/13 RBI)
SS Danny Church (.351/3 HR/12 RBI)
RF Nicky Swift (.293/6 HR/10 RBI)

If the Sunbirds get some offensive help from the rest of the lineup, they could be serious contenders for the RBU
North crown.

Defense:
Belair Beach is only an average team defensively with a .977 team fielding percentage, good enough for the fourth spot in that category. Center fielder Matty McDermott may be the best defender the Sunbirds have and he is only average when compared to his peers.

The Waleska Westerners (8-9) are in fourth place in the RBU North standings. Skipper McGraw Johnson is one of the best, but so far his team has just not been consistent. They are batting only .256 (5th) and have a 5.05 ERA, which is last in the division. The Westerners are also fifth in fielding with a .976 percentage.

Top pitchers:
Johnson has a pair of good starters and two good relievers. All are righthanders. Smokey Joe Carter (2-3 3.32) and Gary Hill (1-0 3.45) have been solid in the starting rotation, while Buddy Kennedy (0-0 0.00) and Andrei Marsiske (1-0 3.86) have looked good in relief roles.

Top hitters:
RF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.300/3 HR/13 RBI)
3B Yoshihide Nishida (.281/4 HR/10 RBI)
LF Charley Williamson (.269/4 HR/6 RBI)

Defense:
Waleska is an average defensive ballclub, rated fifth in the division with a .976 fielding average. Marston at .983 is ranked first with Sugar Valley second at .980. 2B Wiz Taylor could be a Golden Glover at season's end.

Manager Robbie Jackson's Forest City Lumberjacks (7-8) have the power and the pitching to do well in the RBU South, but as of yet, they can't come together on the same day. It is hard to understand why the 'Jacks are fifth, when you look at their stats. They are the best on the hill with a 3.54 ERA. Belair Beach is a distant second with a 4.05 ERA. Forest City is the best in home runs with 25. Belair Beach is number two with a total of 20. Jackson's team is tied with Marston for second in runs scored with 83. Sugar Valley is the leader with 93.

Top pitchers:
Forest City has several good starters in RHP Buddy Hutchinson (1-2 2.73) and LHP Brian Charles (2-1 4.03). In the bullpen corps Glenn Moore (0-0 1.23), Herm Bahr (2-3 3.27) and Nick Marceau (0-0 3.38) have been effective, while closer Timmy Brooks (0-0 3.00) has been adequate.

Top hitters:
LF Chuck Hill (.368/7 HR/17 RBI)
CF Ryan Morse (.361/3 HR/9 RBI)
RF Benny Davis (.274/4 HR/9 RBI)
SS Pops Keller (.259/2 HR/10 RBI)

Defense:
The Lumberjacks are only average when it comes to defense. They are tied for third with Belair Beach with a .977 fielding percentage. Marston is the leader at .983 and Sugar Valley is second with a .980 mark. Forest City had no candidates for Golden Glove honors this year. When you closely examine them, defense may be the reason they are not higher in the standings.

The last place Claxton Diamonds (6-9) are under the tutelage of the wise old manager, Stacy Engel. In the offense-oriented RBU South, his squad is ranked second with a sizzling .295 batting average, outdistanced only by the Sugar Valley Rattlers with a .296 team batting average. However they are next to last with a mediocre 4.79 ERA and an even worse .963 fielding average.

Top hitters:
2B Donny McCoy (.410/2 HR/10 RBI)
SS Bobby Ritter (.369/1 HR/8 RBI)
LF Winky Rush (.356/1 HR/9 RBI)
CF Vern Jennings (.355/3 HR/7 RBI)
RF Dixie Baker (.321/5 HR/11 RBI)

Top pitchers:
Engel has only one decent starter and that is Tetsunori Nakashima (3-1 4.15). But he does have some good middle relievers in lefthander Chris Gallagher (0-1 1.93) and righthanders Alex Vanzetti (0-0 2.08) and Earl Weber (0-1 2.84).

Defense:
Claxton is a disaster on defense with a terrible .963 fielding average. Shortstop Bobby Ritter is the only good man with a glove, ranking high with a .988 fielding percentage and in assists, too. If the Diamonds could defend as well as they hit, they would be a much better club.

It looks like it will be a very long first season for the Claxton Diamonds and their skipper, the Old Perfesser.

02-02-2008, 09:38 PM	#73
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,095 Blog Entries: 1	The Islandian Times Sunday, May 6, 2001 Ruthlandian Baseball Union South Division Team Won-Lost GB Sugar Valley Rattlers 9-6 -- Marston Nine 9-7 .5 Belair Beach 8-8 1.5 Waleska Westerners 8-9 2 Forest City Lumberjacks 7-8 2 Claxton Diamonds 6-9 3 The Sugar Valley Rattlers (9-6) are the highest-scoring team in the hit-happy RBU South and also in the IPA with a .296 team batting average. Manager Gibson Bobkins has quite a potent lineup. He has seven hitters batting over .300. Rated second in batting are the last place Claxton Diamonds at .295 and the second place Marston Nine is third with a .293 mark. His pitching staff is rated fourth in the division with 4.65 ERA. Forest City is the best with a 3.54 ERA, followed by Belair Beach with a 4.05 ERA and Marston is third with a 4.51 ERA. Top pitchers: Bobkins, one of the greatest righthanders of all-time in the industrial leagues, has two capable starters in Harvey Hines (1-1 2.14) and Ron Benson (3-1 2.33) with Gregg Neal (1-1 1.54) in the bullpen. All are righthanders. Top hitters: C Slingshot McFall (.435/1 HR/5 RBI) 2B Rudi Oliver (.375/2 HR/10 RBI) 2B Timmy Bell (.357/1 HR/9 RBI) 3B Jorge Vargas (.339/3 HR/11 RBI) CF Freddie Vaux (.323/3 HR/11 RBI) 1B Ken Arnold (.308/2 HR/9 RBI) RF Karl Dietz (.303/2 HR/7 RBI) SS Flipper Bird (.291/1 HR/5 RBI) Defense: The Rattlers are number two in defense with a .980 fielding average. Marston is first at .983 with Belair Beach and Forest City tied for third place with a .977 fielding average. Shortstop Flipper Bird is one of the best in the IPA on the defensive side of the ball. Sugar Valley has one of the top receiving corps, too. Slingshot McFall and Hal Stevenson are both outstanding. All of them could contend for the Golden Glove Awards. The Marston Nine (9-7) are right on Sugar Valley's heels in second place. Both the Nine and the Rattlers fit the same mold -- great hitting and spotty pitching. Johnny Walters, a legendary pitcher and skipper in amateur baseball is Marston's head man. His club is batting .293 (3rd), but is having a tough time on the mound with a 4.51 ERA (3rd). The Nine is leading the RBU South in defense with a .983 fielding average. Top hitters: 2B Ken Green (.460/2 HR/10 RBI) RF Chris Deangelo (/3452 HR/4 RBI) SS Lennie Torricelli (.323/1 HR/5 RBI) C Eddie Allen (.308/2 HR/3 RBI) C Mo Chappell (.300/0 HR/9 RBI) CF Tommy Reinhold (.290/2 HR/14 RBI) 1B Johnny Berthold (.259/2 HR/9 RBI) Top pitchers: Walters has two fine relievers in Milt Wilson (0-0 1.23) and Phil Azard (0-0 1.29). Both throw from the leftside. Righthanders Bob Lowe (1-2 3.81) and Nick Pace (2-2 3.51) are his best starters. One major problem is the home run ball. Marston is rated last in this category with 25 given up so far. Defense: Marston is strong up the middle with good catching, middle infielders and center field. Allen, Chappell, Torricelli, Gibson and Reinhold have all performed very well. They are a big part of the .983 fielding average. The third place Belair Beach Sunbirds (8-8) are in the middle of the standings and middle of the pack in most categories. They are hitting only .256, but are second in homers with 20. Forest City is on top with 25. Manager Marty Pedrosa's mound corps is rated number two after Forest City. The Lumberjacks have a 3.54 ERA,while the Sunbirds come in with a 4.01 ERA. Over the long haul Pedrosa thinks pitching will be the crucial element in how his team does. Top pitchers: Belair Beach may have one of the best hurlers in the IPA in lefty Carl Thompson (2-2 1.97). He has 31 strikeouts in 32 innings and has struck out 10 or more twice this season. Another southpaw Troy Wilson (2-1 3.86) has pitched well, too. Pedrosa's outstanding finisher is Lou Zanelli (1-0 0.82), a righthander, who has a pair of saves. Top hitters: CF Matty McDermott (.369/4 HR/12 RBI) C Denny Everhart (.362/4 HR/13 RBI) SS Danny Church (.351/3 HR/12 RBI) RF Nicky Swift (.293/6 HR/10 RBI) If the Sunbirds get some offensive help from the rest of the lineup, they could be serious contenders for the RBU North crown. Defense: Belair Beach is only an average team defensively with a .977 team fielding percentage, good enough for the fourth spot in that category. Center fielder Matty McDermott may be the best defender the Sunbirds have and he is only average when compared to his peers. The Waleska Westerners (8-9) are in fourth place in the RBU North standings. Skipper McGraw Johnson is one of the best, but so far his team has just not been consistent. They are batting only .256 (5th) and have a 5.05 ERA, which is last in the division. The Westerners are also fifth in fielding with a .976 percentage. Top pitchers: Johnson has a pair of good starters and two good relievers. All are righthanders. Smokey Joe Carter (2-3 3.32) and Gary Hill (1-0 3.45) have been solid in the starting rotation, while Buddy Kennedy (0-0 0.00) and Andrei Marsiske (1-0 3.86) have looked good in relief roles. Top hitters: RF Big Hoss Burkhalter (.300/3 HR/13 RBI) 3B Yoshihide Nishida (.281/4 HR/10 RBI) LF Charley Williamson (.269/4 HR/6 RBI) Defense: Waleska is an average defensive ballclub, rated fifth in the division with a .976 fielding average. Marston at .983 is ranked first with Sugar Valley second at .980. 2B Wiz Taylor could be a Golden Glover at season's end. Manager Robbie Jackson's Forest City Lumberjacks (7-8) have the power and the pitching to do well in the RBU South, but as of yet, they can't come together on the same day. It is hard to understand why the 'Jacks are fifth, when you look at their stats. They are the best on the hill with a 3.54 ERA. Belair Beach is a distant second with a 4.05 ERA. Forest City is the best in home runs with 25. Belair Beach is number two with a total of 20. Jackson's team is tied with Marston for second in runs scored with 83. Sugar Valley is the leader with 93. Top pitchers: Forest City has several good starters in RHP Buddy Hutchinson (1-2 2.73) and LHP Brian Charles (2-1 4.03). In the bullpen corps Glenn Moore (0-0 1.23), Herm Bahr (2-3 3.27) and Nick Marceau (0-0 3.38) have been effective, while closer Timmy Brooks (0-0 3.00) has been adequate. Top hitters: LF Chuck Hill (.368/7 HR/17 RBI) CF Ryan Morse (.361/3 HR/9 RBI) RF Benny Davis (.274/4 HR/9 RBI) SS Pops Keller (.259/2 HR/10 RBI) Defense: The Lumberjacks are only average when it comes to defense. They are tied for third with Belair Beach with a .977 fielding percentage. Marston is the leader at .983 and Sugar Valley is second with a .980 mark. Forest City had no candidates for Golden Glove honors this year. When you closely examine them, defense may be the reason they are not higher in the standings. The last place Claxton Diamonds (6-9) are under the tutelage of the wise old manager, Stacy Engel. In the offense-oriented RBU South, his squad is ranked second with a sizzling .295 batting average, outdistanced only by the Sugar Valley Rattlers with a .296 team batting average. However they are next to last with a mediocre 4.79 ERA and an even worse .963 fielding average. Top hitters: 2B Donny McCoy (.410/2 HR/10 RBI) SS Bobby Ritter (.369/1 HR/8 RBI) LF Winky Rush (.356/1 HR/9 RBI) CF Vern Jennings (.355/3 HR/7 RBI) RF Dixie Baker (.321/5 HR/11 RBI) Top pitchers: Engel has only one decent starter and that is Tetsunori Nakashima (3-1 4.15). But he does have some good middle relievers in lefthander Chris Gallagher (0-1 1.93) and righthanders Alex Vanzetti (0-0 2.08) and Earl Weber (0-1 2.84). Defense: Claxton is a disaster on defense with a terrible .963 fielding average. Shortstop Bobby Ritter is the only good man with a glove, ranking high with a .988 fielding percentage and in assists, too. If the Diamonds could defend as well as they hit, they would be a much better club. It looks like it will be a very long first season for the Claxton Diamonds and their skipper, the Old Perfesser. Last edited by Eugene Church; 02-23-2008 at 12:35 AM.